Local Self-Reliance Enhancement Resources:
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
Program class: Business Improvement Program
Agency: National Board for Small Scale Industries
Program name: Business Advisory /Training
Description: Facilitate MSEs access to substantial and high-quality business development services.
Website: http://www.nbssi.gov.gh/about-nbssi/
Phone: 233302668641/saeedbrobbey@gamil.com
Types: Government
Program class: Business Improvement Program
Agency: Rural Enterprise Project
Program name: Business Advisory /Training
Description: The goal of REP is to improve the livelihoods and incomes of rural poor micro and small entrepreneurs.
Website: http://moti.gov.gh/agency/rural-enterprises-program
Types: Government
BUSINESS INCUBATION PROGRAMS
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (ME
Program name: Meltwater Incubator
Description: MEST Africa is an entrepreneurial training program, seed fund an incubator for African tech startups, headquartered in Accra, Ghana.
Website: www.meltwater.org/
Types: Private
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: Ghana Startup Capital Fund
Program name: Ghana Startup Capital - Business Incubation
Description: GSC Fund incubators will provide shared premises, business advisory and support services, access to investors, markets and international networks, mentoring and a full-time, hands-on management coaching.
Website: https://gscfund.wordpress.com
Types: Government
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: National Entrepreneurship and Innovations Fund
Program name: NEIP
Description: Provide financial support for 200 scalable businesses per annum, as well as business advisory support.
Website: http://www.yes.gov.gh
Phone: 233 (0)29 900 3840/ 233 (0)29 900 3841/233 (0)29
Types: Government
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: Entrepreneurship for Commercial Seed Incubation Business
Program name: Entrepreneurship for Commercial Seed Incubation Business
Description: Funded by AGRA - USAID, focuses on the business development capacities of SMEs with the seed value to enhance productivity and profitability.
Website: http://www.agri-impact.com
Types: International
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: Enterprise Development Center
Program name: Enterprise Development Program
Description: EDC is commissioned to provide support to Ghanaian Small and medium enterprises to competitively position themselves and take advantage of the numerous business opportunities in the Oil and Gas sector.
Website: http://www.edcghana.org
Types: Government
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: Rural Enterprise Program
Program name: Rural Enterprise Program
Description: The goal of REP is to improve the livelihoods and incomes of rural poor micro and small entrepreneurs . The development objective is to increase the number of rural MSEs that generate profit, growth and employment opportunities.
Website: www.ruentp.org
Phone: 233322024232
Types: Government
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: The Africa Network for Entrepreneurs (TANOE)
Program name: Incubation and Business Support
Description: TANOE focused on making entrepreneurship a sustainable solution to unemployment by training and empowering students and the youth to develop their talents, entrepreneurial abilities, and skills.
Website: https://tanoe.org
Phone: 233244512528 / 233261704882
Types: Private
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Program name: Youth in Agriculture
Description: The Youth in Agriculture Program (YIAP) is set up to motivate the youth to accept and appreciate farming /food production as a commercial venture through the provision of tractor services and agro-inputs in crops.
Website: http://mofa.gov.gh/site/?page_id=1173
Types: Government
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan
Program name: Incubation and Business Support
Description: NEIP primarily focuses on providing business development services; startup incubators and funding for young businesses to enable them to grow and become successful through INCUBATION PROGRAMME, NEIP INDUSTRIALIZATION PLAN, YOUTH ENTERPRISE FUND (YEF), BUSINESS ADVISORY.
Website: http://www.yes.gov.gh/about
Phone: 233 (0)29 900 3840 +233 (0)29 900 38
Types: Government
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: National Youth Authority
Program name: Youth Leadership and Skills Training Institutes
Description: The Youth Leadership and Skills Training Institutes (YLSTI) Provides a two-year vocational skills training and opportunities for
the youth to build their own enterprises.
Website: http://www.nya.gov.gh/index.php/training-programme
Phone: 233 302 - 221 246 | 233 302 - 235 441
Types: Government
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: Ghana Multimedia Incubator Center (GMIC)
Program name: GMIC/MTN Business Incubation Project
Description: Support young entrepreneurs to develop and commercialize
digital products and services.
Website: www.gmic.gov.gh/en/
Phone: 233 21 689580/ 662692
Types: Government
Program class: Business incubation program
Agency: Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Program name: Agriculture Program
Description: KITA provide training in Goats and Sheep rearing, Piggery, Poultry /Turkey/Guinea Fowl, Fish Farming, Rabbit Farming, Grass Cutter Farming, Crop Production, Farming and Marketing, Pineapple Farming and Processing, Vegetable Nurseries Management as Business, Citrus Farming, Cocoa Agronomy, Agro-Processing, etc.
Website: https://kitaghana.wordpress.com/courses-and-program
Phone: 0244 108 268/ or 0244 796 059/ or 0243 235 017
Types: Government
GRADUATE RECRUITMENT / INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
Program class: Graduate Recruitment Program
Agency: Vodafone Ghana Limited
Program name: Graduate Recruitment Program
Description: Vodafone Ghana recruits graduates and offers internship opportunities.
Website: http://www.vodafone.com.gh/vodafone-ghana/careers/
Types: Private
Program class: Graduate Recruitment Program
Agency: Cummins Ghana
Program name: Graduate Trainee Program
Description: Recruits graduates in technical degree programs and other disciplines like finance, human resources, business, and marketing.
Website: http://careers.cummins.com/africa/
Phone: 030 230 1201
Types: Private
Program class: Graduate Recruitment Program
Agency: General Electric (GE)
Program name: GE Africa Early Identification (EID) Internship
Description: GE Africa is looking for high potential 2nd to 4th year pursuing degrees in Engineering, IT, Marketing, Business Administration, Finance or Human Resources.
Website: https://www.ge.com/africa/company/ghana
Phone: 233302746133
Types: Private
Program class: Graduate Recruitment Program
Agency: Unilever Ghana Ltd
Program name: Future Leaders Program
Description: Placements range in duration from 12 weeks to a year in Marketing, Supply Chain, Research & development, Customer development, Finance, Human resource, and Information technology
Website: www.unileverghana.com
Types: Private
Program class: Graduate Recruitment Program
Agency: PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC
Program name: Graduate Recruitment Program
Description: PricewaterhouseCoopers recruit graduates with deep
Website: https://www.pwc.com/gh/en.html
Phone: 233 (0) 302 761 500
Types: Private
Program class: Graduate Recruitment Program
Agency: Eni Ghana Ltd
Program name: Graduate Recruitment Program
Description: Graduate Recruitment WHO THEY LOOK FOR?
Website: https://www.eni.com/en_IT/home.page
Types: Private
Program class: Graduate Recruitment Program
Agency: Zenith Bank Ghana Limited
Program name: Graduate Recruitment Program
Description: Graduates Recruitment and Internship Zenith Bank
Website: https://www.zenithbank.com.gh/career-opportunities
Types: Private
Program class: Graduate Recruitment Program
Agency: Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited
Program name: Graduate Recruitment Program
Description: Fidelity Bank have the Graduate Trainee and Summer Internship Program that is open to graduates and offer experiences in Wholesale Banking, Consumer Banking (including Financial Inclusion), Banking Operations.
Website: https://www.fidelitybank.com.gh/careers/graduates/
Phone: 209532478
Types: Private
Program class: Graduate Recruitment Program
Agency: Cal Bank Ghana Limited
Program name: Graduate Recruitment Program
Description: Cal Bank provide internship opportunities for graduates.
Website: https://calbank.net/careers/current-openings/
Types: Private
SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS
Program class: Scholarship Program
Agency: Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)
Program name: STEM Scholarship
Description: Award $3,500 per student per annum for students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Website: http://www.gnpcghana.com/speeches/scholarship.pdf
Types: Government